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Table 4 Relative inequalities in mortality during the first COVID-19 wave among the Belgian population aged 85+ years, by gender and care home

From: Are we really all in this together? The social patterning of mortality during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium

  No care home Care home
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2
MRR 95% C.I. MRR 95% C.I. MRR 95% C.I. MRR 95% C.I. MRR 95% C.I.
Men
 Age at census 1.10 1.09–1.12 1.10 1.09–1.12 1.10 1.09–1.12 1.04 1.02–1.05 1.04 1.02–1.05
 Educational level
  Primary or less 1.07 1.01–1.14 1.06 0.99–1.13 1.05 0.99–1.12 1.10 1.02–1.19 1.07 0.98–1.16
  Lower secondary 0.94 0.87–1.01 0.93 0.86–1.00 0.93 0.87–1.00 0.96 0.87–1.06 0.96 0.87–1.05
  Upper secondary 1.01 0.93–1.09 1.00 0.93–1.09 1.01 0.93–1.09 1.08 0.97–1.20 1.10 0.99–1.23
  Higher education 0.88 0.81–0.96 0.89 0.81–0.98 0.90 0.82–0.99 0.73 0.64–0.84 0.77 0.67–0.88
  Missing 1.12 1.02–1.23 1.14 1.03–1.25 1.13 1.03–1.24 1.19 1.07–1.34 1.15 1.03–1.30
 Income level
  Low    1.26 1.08–1.46 1.28 1.10–1.50    1.05 0.92–1.20
  Middle    1.22 1.05–1.42 1.25 1.07–1.45    1.00 0.88–1.14
  High    1.21 1.03–1.43 1.23 1.04–1.46    0.84 0.71–0.99
  Missing    0.54 0.35–0.82 0.51 0.33–0.78    1.13 0.81–1.57
 Living situation
  With partner      0.91 0.85–0.98     
  Without partner      0.96 0.90–1.03     
  Other      1.14 1.02–1.28     
 Likelihood–ratio test 276.46 11.46 6.44 49.23 5.83
 Prob > chi2 0.0000 0.0095 0.0399 0.0000 0.1203
Women
 Age at census 1.14 1.13–1.14 1.14 1.13–1.14 1.13 1.12–1.14 1.05 1.04–1.06 1.05 1.04–1.06
 Educational level
  Primary or less 1.12 1.06–1.18 1.11 1.05–1.18 1.11 1.05–1.17 1.11 1.05–1.16 1.10 1.04–1.16
  Lower secondary 1.02 0.96–1.09 1.02 0.96–1.09 1.03 0.96–1.10 1.06 1.00–1.13 1.06 1.00–1.12
  Upper secondary 0.94 0.86–1.02 0.94 0.87–1.02 0.95 0.87–1.03 0.97 0.90–1.06 0.97 0.90–1.05
  Higher education 0.92 0.83–1.02 0.93 0.83–1.04 0.93 0.83–1.04 0.85 0.77–0.94 0.86 0.77–0.95
  Missing 1.02 0.94–1.11 1.01 0.93–1.10 1.00 0.92–1.09 1.03 0.96–1.11 1.03 0.96–1.11
 Income level
  Low    1.03 0.94–1.12 1.07 0.98–1.17    1.04 0.95–1.14
  Middle    0.98 0.89–1.07 1.04 0.95–1.14    1.06 0.96–1.17
  High    0.99 0.88–1.11 1.06 0.94–1.20    1.00 0.89–1.13
  Missing    1.01 0.81–1.26 0.85 0.67–1.06    0.91 0.70–1.17
 Living situation
  With partner      0.90 0.84–0.96     
  Without partner      0.83 0.79–0.88     
  Other      1.33 1.24–1.43     
 Likelihood-ratio test 732.75 1.78 78.17 163.66 1.49
 Prob > chi2 0.0000 0.6189 0.0000 0.0000 0.6855
  1. MRR Mortality rate ratio, C.I. Confidence interval
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